The Hope pioneer., 1887-01-14


high seas have thus far prevented any attempt
to reach her.
TERRITORIAL GLEANING1,
Dan Maratta says he won't resign tho mar
shalship.
Dakota now Inns $500 miles of completed
railroad.
Thought that 1sS7s immigration will be the
biggest yet.
The Steele Herald has suspended for en- In
definite period.
Grand Forks lawyers indorse D. C. Prat for
attorney general.
The commission of tho Fargo postmaster
expires In march.
Secretary Mccormick will pay mileage via
St. Paul this gear.
Only ono of Jamestown's II saloons has
complied with the law.
Hughes, on trial for abortion at Fargo, was
acquitted.
A Montana cattleman seen at Mandan says
the cattle outlook is gloomy.
Said that Church's nrst act will bs to dscap-
itate Supt. A. Sheridan Jones.
The Sth cavalry now in Texas, and tho 7th
In Dakota, will exchange places.
Rev. B. s. Taylor and a praying band from
jamestown have invaded Casselton.
The Brookings tow mill is buying straw at
IS ton, preparatory to starting up.
A Jamestown citizen who fell into ditch
brings suit against the city for $4,000.
Church is credited with saying that he will
live at Huron when duty doesn't call him to
Bismarck.
Tho Fargo First National Bank will double
It's capital to $780, and declare a 971f per
cent dividend.
A stock company at Now Rockford will start
the North Dakota Herald, with N. o. flaming,
Of Fargo, as editor.
Auditor Caldwell Of tho Sioux Falls Press,
processes 10 be quite Indifferent as to whether
lie is reappointed or not
President Houcks, Of tho Farmers Alliance,
has gone to Bismarck to present It's memorials
on railroad legislation.
Tho district court clerks banquetted Gov.
Church at Huron Saturday night, and present.
cd him with silver tea service.
Mitchell bases her claim to the Uni,ed States
court on the grounds that she has tho quickest
| railroad connections in South Dakota.
The Western Union has run wire into the
capitol building at Bismarck for the accommo-
dation Of newspaper men and members.
Cyrus Quinn, Sioux City and Dakota brake
man, fell from his train Saturday near Bsloit
and was seriously injured, but will recover.
By some mishap tho water in the capital
we'll at Bismarck has stopped flowing. Tho
secret will be kept from the legislators how.
aver.
Gov. Pierce at tho request Of Judge Francis,
pardoned John Shape, imprisoned at Sioux
Falls for larceny. Shape had only six months
to serve.
Gertie Helgeson, dcmented Norwegian
woman at Grand Forks, wandered away In
the storm and was returned homo half frozen
to death.
Gov. Pierce says there is reason to believe
that Church will continue many Of the pres
,ent territorial oflcers-among them Auditor
Caldwell.
Tho bill to restore some $3s,625 to Dakota
for stores charged to it by tho government
In 1867 il on the House calander for an early
consideration.
The Watertown land office during tho last
quarter took In 4S0 original entries Of 81, ,454
acres and 5l7 finals Of S1,0s6 acres; receipts
$73,71659.
Representative j. r. Gilbert, Of Sioux Falls
thinks the farlners' movement will cut biz
figure In tho legislature, but that the farmers
are asking too much.
1t is not believed that the Northwestern will
oppose the Sioux reservation bill, as 1t ha,
secured the best possible crossing at Pierre
and would be benefited by the bill.
Attorney General Engle is conspiring with
ex-Gov Ordway to purchase Benjamin Harris
Brewster's law library for tho territory. The
legislature would have to appropriate $50 1000.
The University of North Dakota at Grand
Forks, three years old, has moro students than
the University Of Michigan had at II years old.
future equal to Michigan's is before the young
institution.
The semi-monthy load Of gold and silver
from the Black Hills mines shipped Friday.
was worth $4,000. In year the mines
turned out $4,000, 900, to which the Homestake
contributed million.
A large colony Of negroes from North Carol
ina and Virginia ia looking up Dakota a. an
objective point There are l1,0OO who want
TO settle on government land somewhere. A
committe has conferred with Delegate Clifford
and will visit Dakota.
The contest between Morton and BurleIqh
counties over the repayment by the latter to
the fermer Of taxes collected on some tsrsitor,
subsequently annexed to Mo1teA county grow.
interesting. Morton pow has the cali a. II
owes BuyleIgh s2ssoo on a murder trial, and
haa deducted from that amount its claim Of
$1,4OO.
Read the 'tad" Of the Broadlawn Stock farm
on the fourth page.